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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Yes, that'd be TAE technologies.

The algorithm was called the optometrist, it was paired with a human operator to more quickly converge on the correct settings for stable plasma by having the machine randomly tweak various meta-parameters, while the human would generally decide whether the current settings were "better" or "worse" than the previous pulse.

[-] Maco1969@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I wonder if there isn't a stable chamber shape that promotes turbulence in a controlled manner in order to prevent it getting out of hand? A little bit like the dimples on a golf ball create micro pockets of turbulence promoting laminar flow.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Unknown. There were attempts into that general idea, one of them is the polywell, but I don't know too much about it.

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